Friday, October 21, 2011

Why is it so expensive to trace a birth family/history?


We get this question a lot. Expensive is subjective and depends on the product or service one is getting for their money. 10 dollars for a candy bar is expensive. 2,000 dollars for brand new Mercedes is not expensive. And some things, such as finding firth parent tracing are priceless (see our blog posted on September 21st Three Priceless Reasons for Tracing a birth parent or family).

How much does it cost to trace a birth family?

Now Eventhough it is priceless, we work hard to keep costs down for families while delivering the best service we possibly can.  Depending on proximity of abandonment of birth country (proximity to Addis where EthioStork main office is) and information provided by families (fee to find a parent whose name is mentioned on a document and fee to find a parent of a child who is abandoned and whose document has no names of knows relatives) varies. Even with these various factors included, the fee is usually no more than 2,000 dollars. While it can range between $600-2000,he average fee is 1,500.
The fee covers cost of EthioStork searchers transportation and expenses related to searching. Search of birth families is a tasking escapade that requires much knowledge about the various rural areas of Ethiopia and long hours of searches and gathering of information. Fees also include a DVD of birth parent interviews once they are found. Only half of payment is due upon the start of a search and remaining fee is due upon completion. Need a payment plan? Let us know and we can arrange one. Contact us at info@ethiostork.org for more information



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